Physiology of the Respiratory System
Chapter 37 Physiology of the Respiratory System Mark J. Heulitt, Katherine C. Clement Pearls • During childhood, the most important chest diseases have obstructive pictures that are best measured utilizing…
Principles of Invasive Monitoring
Chapter 21 Principles of Invasive Monitoring Jeremy S. Hertzig, Jacqueline M. Evans, Kenneth A. Schenkman Pearls • Hemodynamic monitoring refers to measurement of the functional characteristics of the heart and…
Acid-Base Balance and Disorders
Chapter 68 Acid-Base Balance and Disorders Hector Carrillo-Lopez, Adrian Chavez, Alberto Jarillo-Quijada Pearls • The classical acid-base approach states that acidosis is produced by the gain of acids (endogenous or…
Mechanical Ventilation and Respiratory Care
Chapter 49 Mechanical Ventilation and Respiratory Care Shekhar T. Venkataraman Pearls • Modern pediatric respiratory care requires a major institutional commitment in resource allocation for the state-of-the-art management of the…
Mechanical Dysfunction of the Respiratory System
Chapter 42 Mechanical Dysfunction of the Respiratory System J. Julio Pérez Fontán, Joel B. Steinberg Pearls • The work done by the respiratory muscles and, by extension, the energy that…
Physiologic Foundations of Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
Chapter 33 Physiologic Foundations of Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Adnan M. Bakar, Kenneth E. Remy, Charles L. Schleien Pearls • Both the cardiac and thoracic pump mechanisms play a role in infants…
Neuroimaging
Chapter 56 Neuroimaging Paritosh C. Khanna, Dennis W.W. Shaw Pearls • Multiple imaging modalities are available for evaluation of the brain, head, neck, and spine of the critically ill child….
Cardiopulmonary Interactions
Chapter 26 Cardiopulmonary Interactions Bradley P. Fuhrman Pearls • Mechanical ventilation can alter right ventricular preload and ejection, pulmonary vascular resistance, left ventricular preload, and left ventricular afterload. • In…
Molecular Mechanisms of Drug Actions: From Receptors to Effectors
Chapter 117 Molecular Mechanisms of Drug Actions From Receptors to Effectors Catherine Litalien, Pierre Beaulieu Pearls • Receptors play a central role in determining the nature of the pharmacologic effects…
Cellular Respiration
Chapter 74 Cellular Respiration Jerry J. Zimmerman, Amélie von Saint André-von Arnim, Jerry McLaughlin In every one of us there is a living process of combustion going on very similar…
